There is some fiction in all religions?

On average, everyone strongly agrees with nonconsensus between 933 voters.

Reasons To Disagree

I'm only disagreeing with the use of the word "some" which implies there is some truth to them. I believe all religions are pure fiction.

All but one.

All but ours

I aplaud the guy that said "I'm only disagreeing with the use of the word "some" which implies there is some truth to them. I believe all religions are pure fiction." Nicely said

Fiction and allegory can be confused in this statement. When something is meant as an allegory, true it is fiction, but it's MEANING is truth.

Unless you believe God is a jerk that won't help us know right from wrong in every situation (which I've heard on this very dipshit site that it is the belief that all people are given the ability to know right from wrong, whether from God or not is moot), then why can't one religion be true. There can only be one since all contradict other in some way. Figure it out morons.

i disergree theres alot of fiction

Truth is what you believe in strongest Our teachings show that that is truth

Jediism is the only religion that is 100% true.

I disagree because ALL religion is all fiction. Its an attempt to use fear and terror to gain power and money and contol of simple people. see the catholic church, evangelical churches, all of islam and judaism.

nope all true its what we believe so it is true u cannot say otherwise.

Religion is dogma, based on power and contol of the many by the few. Jedi faith is about a personal spititual relationship with the universe through the Force it eminates and binds us all with. Spirituality is often explained in parables.If you can see the story as metaphor as opposed to fiction, there should be no need to lie.

we as jedi can do anthing wewant we were taught that we cant do that becuse. but if u belive u can work wonders.

ours is the one compliatly true religeon

All religions but Jediism

All but the jedi religion.

Jedi have one faction, the force

All religions are fiction.

All religions are pure fiction... EXCEPT for the Jedi Church.

Reasons To Agree

jesus was a con man buda was a pie eating champion why cant we follow some bloke off the telly richord whitley you are my god

Religion no matter what the sect, has been written by man, need I say more.

All but my religion now bow!

Quite the understatement.

Of course there is. Even in the Jedi religion there may be some fiction.

the bible

Just read the bible.

Even the bible has paraboles

look the Egipts, Greeks and Rome...

Fiction exists when we describe a state which we know to be other than as we describe it. Many religions have origin fables such as the Gilgamesh Epic. The great strength of the Jedi religion is that it accepts natural law as we observe and refine it as the statement of the mechanics and dynamics of the universe; that it accepts refinements of such law as they are made; and that it does not see the laws of nature as opposed to the Godhead or our faith therein. It recognizes that The Force has more logically brought the universe to its present degree of order and beauty through application of its Natural Law than through any sort of "magic," though what subordinate forces exist within the Great Force would have been described as "magic" by any who would not seek to explain them.

stories to inspire

there has to be in order to attract the masses

There si fiction in all religion, its all fiction

of couse, the humanity uses the fiction to explains some imcomprensibles things

yes

very firmly agree!

Fiction is how the underlining true's and moral's of a story are conveyed to the masses.

One cannot know everything there is to know. Certainly humans live with a certain amount of fiction covering our eyes. Fiction fades as one discovers facts.

can never know how much though.

The Jedi way is based upon a fiction based upon many influences including tibetan buddshism and taoism, our way is no less true because of it. for it is not the way of telling it that matters but the lessons we take from it

Yes, some parts of religion is distorted but so are all stories because it is hard for people to keep exactly to things.

Oh yes! Let's look at Christianity ... the Bible was put together by white Europeans centuries later! They didn't even bother to ask the folks over at Jerusalem when do they celebrate Jesus' birthday. Yes there is some fiction, and there is also great truth - such as the lessons of Lord Jesus ... one of the greatest examples of a true Jedi on record. Religions have always been used to cover up great truths ... like Jesus standing against the Empire of Rome. Now we Jedi must walk in his footsteps and continue to stand up against Empires.

Fiction in religion! Star wars is 100 percente real, try nd argue i will chop yer head of with my lightsaber

I'd say that most religions are entirely fictitious. Those religions that are based on philosophical ideologies as opposed to faith in mythic deities or heaven/hell scenarios largely escape this trap, but by and large, all religions have at least some element of fiction to them, be it large or small.

Someone famous who once wrote decent sci-fi but does not do so anymore once mentioned (apocryphally) that the best/fastest way to get rich would be to invent one's own religion... Just sayin'

there is some fiction in all religion and our fiction is director of pulp fiction quiton tareteno (he is a jedi) bet you dint know that

Fictional stories are used as guides, to teach us morals and lessons. The Jedi like other religions have elaborate stories to assist in teaching the path of right.

Fiction in religion is usually an expression of a desire that cannot be contained by reason alone.

Not everything in any given religion can be taken as literally true, despite what some people claim. ("Whenever science contradicts the Bible/the Koran, science is wrong." Sound familiar?) Science never claims to have all of the answers--that's why it's not a religion!

well considering the New Testament took a millenia to write and a council decided on the content........

Yes, All but one.

There is fiction in all religions - this doesn't mean there's not truth either, of course, but the poll specifically argues "some," not "total."

yeah i guess they have to be on a base of fiction

It was started to control the people and give power to man.

just read the bible how can a virgin have given birth to the son of god yea, right!

Its allways fiction in religion, becuase books(example bible) songs and preaches is made by man and writn by man.The fundamental belivers allways claims its "from god".

Chinese whispers always has the same result, be it the word of god or not.

There's some fiction in everything we can talk about because of the limits of language.

because if you take the fiction out, the stroy becomes real life and that my friends is boring

Jesus is pure fiction, therefore islam is based on fiction, the torah is pure fiction and don't even start me on the little blue boy or the elephant headed god.

Its nice to have myths, but when people start swearing that they're true is when i lose interest.

More than some fiction. The Bible, the Koran...these are all just made up stories.

the religons are guidelines on howto live. if people understoodthat there would be less war

Many facts from religions are borrowed from other religions, and those facts probably made up. If there is a true religion, I would say all but that are fiction.

There IS fiction in ALL religions

May be

Of course, humans naturally add their own thoughts to religion.

yeh i kno mor and mor religions are wroth and rong

of course fiction is for more reflexion

normaly, all is fiction

Yes, there has got to be.

Everything is bull

Keeps it interesting for those that loose interest fast. :)

'Myth' has come to mean "fictitious" in modern English. But myth served to preserve the views and lessons from many cultures. Myth is an enduring vehicle, useful for the approach of imparting lessons. That some entities and events never existed doesn't matter to the parent faith.

all storys from a long time ago

Some measure of fiction always comes through, it is human nature to make errors. Some fiction might have to be created, if only to teach a lesson clearly.

Definitely yes.

Yes, as I have said-Proof is truth although this doesn't concern the Jedi way as it is a state of mind and The Force/ chii what ever you want to call it is something that has been proved. The Jedi way is not really a religion.

I'm sure there is

Fiction = An imaginary thing or event, postulated for the purposes of argument or explanation. Without perfect complete knowledge of all things, fiction fills in the gaps. As our understanding grows, those fictional elements are replaced with truth.

I agree, even if it is just in the creation of a fable to emphasise a point, all religion has fiction in it.

The bible is full of lies. This is the right religion to join as it seeks piece, unlike Islam.

Legends, stories told to illustrate an ethic, teach a lesson.-

Hell..... there is even Fiction in modern day news stories. There is no way that a book over 1000 years old was able to accurately report on what happened back then, if today's modern day reporters and writers can't even get it right. It's all in how YOU interpret the text.

I serve only the force, and the well-being of man.

Yes indeed there is :D

I think religion IS fiction. It's bad enough that the bible was plagarized from the much older sumerian epic, but its even worse when people think they will be saved through the ritual enaction of blood drinking and cannibalism via what is commonly termed "communion".

This is true.

As religion is a construct of imperfect beings, the religion by its very nature is imperfect. To that end, there exists fiction in all religions wether based on a misguided understanding or a more nefarious goal. While belief in a religion or creator is not a greator construct of a culture but more a choice by an individual one should not confuse belief with religion as one can stand alone while the other is dependant on the other.

So what, there is a Lot of fiction, 98% in most religions. And what is this abt G'd , the better spelling, i do Not believe in a creator, there may be a G'd but he/it/she doesnt do much, maybe listens.

All stories have their basis in fact

Fiction is just another way of believing.

Stories from older stories from older stories...

If every religious story were true, there would be too many contradictions.

Without it relgions would be boring. They need a little fiction to keep faith and hope within it.

do you really believe in an all powerful elephant god? i rest my case

Yes, especially yours.

Humans are imperfect beings, and one cannot create a religion without some human falsehood entering into the mix.

obviously

very true

There will always be fiction in tales that get passed down from generation to generation as parts get left out and other parts get added. The original massage/story may be completely different in some religions 100 years from now.

At the begining of religion, times were very different and most things had crypic meanings.. they were like puzzles and were not meant to be taken literally. 'God' is a projection of human need.. if you choose to have a religion, under any name, u all worship the same entity x

not in the jedi

Look at the flood story after all.

The Jedi way is based upon a fiction based upon many influences including Tibetan Buddhism and taoism, our way is no less true because of it. for it is not the way of telling it that matters but the lessons we take from it

fbales are a good tool for imparting ideals, as with the force and star wars

No one is perfect until we return to the force.

As there is some truth in all religions there is also some fiction

All religion contains fiction, because it has be interpreted by humans, humans who are not without faults.

Just read the bible.

Every one is based on scriptures that were written by MEN!!! (I would like to see one that reads: written by GOD)

As all religions (stories) have a grain of truth they also must have fiction to balence and highlight the truth.

most stories told are so old that they are fabricated beyond belief.\just think if someone like chris angel lived 2000 years ago, he would have been a GOD .. so the are illutions to all religion, just have to chose what to believe and follow

except jedi

naturally since they are passed down from our forefathers

All but the Church of Jedi

There is some fiction is ALL religion. No religion is sound 100%. Many are revised, many are reclaimed through reconstruction. Regardless whether they admit it or not. And EVERY ideology is based off of an idea, not fact. So YES all religions have fiction. (Though most refer to it as mysteries.)

Of course. Most religions are old enough to have their details muddled. All churches must be founded by one person or group. All religions rely on interpretation. All these leave a margin of error, all these mean some fiction is inevitable. Look at the Jedi -- our beliefs we openly admit have been codified by fiction. All this is true. But fiction and truth are not mutually exclusive.

Yep...it's what attracts many to them.

There is some fiction in everything in life, even our History books. Religions are merely a collections of myths, legends, and tales that explain what was happening. While there is always a BASIS in fact, the mere fact that it happened so long ago throws the occurences into a shroud of doubt that cannot be thrown off very easily. Nor can you PROVE your religion exists. Just like you can't prove the Force exists, and yes, I do believe in the Force.

Would say more than some. Religion is based on faith, not fact, therefore all religion is based on fiction. Take the Bible for example - best selling novel ever written - certainly isn't factual is it now!

yes, but it doesn't matter, religions are there to allow people to better themselves, even if the Bible or the Koran have elements of fiction in them the stories still have value and teach valuable lessons of kindness and personal sacrifice for the greater good

Over time stories change

Undeniable fact.

See my Star Explorers: The Discovery and Psye ens: The Hidden Knowledge.

Some?

Sure, because ideas come from life and people, but it still comes from the Force. I'm not saying the Force has fiction or is fiction, but lets fiction happen to maintain balance.

Of course. Even if they started with the Jedi ideals, they have been changed over time. The Force has been given an identity and deified.

Many religious texts were designed with social control in mind

all religion have a good appealing story

Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. (Joseph Campbell)

i believe so yes but also its what that fiction teaches that really matters

There is some fiction, some fact in ALL religions.

We all have our own ideals

almost all pagan religions were based on ets including christianity and islam the core principles of this one should be the ff to make peace with all ets to eradicate all evil in oneself in earth and the universe if evil cant be eradicated then it can be balanced and to promote science technology health disclosure spirituality space exploration and unity

stories grow greater with each retelling

Anytime humans are involved in the equation, there will be some error. It is easy for stories of fact to become embellished with fiction as they are passed on.

couldn't agree more

Religion is the manufactured interpretation of the Will of the Force. Beings are imperfect and make mistakes.

all have been infuanced by the greed of man

Not all religions but most. Jediism is completely correct.

Example: Zombie Jesus

Of course there is

Religion serves as an allegory to understanding the Force of the universe. In order to properly understand that which is beyond our comprehension we may devise infinite fiction. This does no harm as long as it does not lead to the dark side.

Jesus' beard is the only thing real to me

There will always be some falsification of fact, but the question really is, how much falsification?

There is a great deal of fiction in every religion. It is faith that makes a religion a religion. Mythology begins with MYTH.

A lot of it is not true.

Religion is a joke played on us by us

History is written by the winners.

Not all

Just like there is doubt in ourselves, nothing is perfect, Except tacos.

From front of book to back in all

All stories contain some fiction and all religions are based on stories, so therefore all religions must contain some fiction.

People have to fill in the gaps